COMPANHIA DA ESCALADA

You don't necessarily associate Rio with rock climbing until you've been to the mythical Sugarloaf. While the average person arrives by cable car, climbers can be seen arriving by the steep sides of the morro. From now on, the geological structure so particular of Rio is used by many followers of the late Patrick Edlinger. The "companhia da escalada" is the work of the guide Flavio Daflon who created this school in 1995. He gives climbing courses, especially on the Morro da Urca, for all levels